I've got to have a new marketing photo done so was reading over the directions on "what to wear". The statement, "Make sure your shoes match your outfit" caught my eye. I mentally checked my shoe inventory and laughed. My shoes are "REALTOR" shoes. They have been through rain, snow, sleet, slush, mud, sand, ice and hail! Not to mention hundreds of times being taken off and put on! I used to wear boots. I used to wear heels. But since becoming a real estate agent, my shoes don't tie; they have good tread; low heels; and primarily have to be STABLE and COMFORTABLE! I cannot imagine showing a hobby farm in heels or an unshoveled walk in heels. I can't imagine sliding to the front door of many homes without good shoe tread. And the sloped sidewalks with hidden holes! Not to mention the third step to the basement that ISN'T attached! Or the 3 foot by 3 foot floor grate in the middle of the hallway. The holey carpet and mounds of dirty wash in some houses! Oh, my! Just showing the house requires good foot gear! And I love being told to "remove shoes" when I get a confirmation to show a home that's sooooo filthy I wouldn't DARE remove my shoes for fear of injury! Shoes, mundane shoes. I don't have as many as Imelda Marcos did, but every last one of them is a piece of work FOR work!
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I was thinking of writing footwear suggestions in my next open house ad (online.) I had a great open house today. Great turn out.. even with the Super Bowl and snow (less than an inch but still just sloppy.)
I made virtually everyone take off their shoes to protect the new dark stained hardwood floors. There was congestion at the front door with those coming and going and two "doormats" often full of dripping shoes and boots... At two points a floral arrangement got toppled. ;- (
Slip on shoes... are the key.
Also no holes in socks is important when looking at a house. I did not mind the holey socks... they just seemed to be the most reluctant to take off their shoes.
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Posted by: Maureen McCabe | October 29, 2006 at 11:59 PM